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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, September 6, 1968

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes army operates a ferry d is Wipf fold Germany special notice the Lipfeld main River ferry boat Fertice is Tern Polar Lei  the spec. 4 Don Ives y una61 a manage under the Ca Pable management of . Ger Ald Clark co a 10th engr in Lipfeld Farmer Back and fort to their Fields while the regular German ferry lies in dry  for repairs. Lipfeld a Small farming to non the main River North of kit Zingen contacted the Marne i and a Crew of five enlisted men vision engineers recently for from his unit. Help. The town ferry broke Down motors is currently ferrying local com z chaplain of Lii c or d Flat Canadian army maj. G. R. Danny Macfadyen s per Wymanee on the Horn is noted critically by brigadier James c. Gardner. Is photo by Cole Canadian major tootles off an army four float reinforced and the seasonal crops were rot raft with skipper Clark at the Ting in the Fields across the River Helm and spec. 4s Roy Shilen-1 Quick response Bury and Steven Fritz Manning i Clark s heavy raft Section re the twin 25-horsepower outboard j sponged immediately and with in the Day had their Pontoo Ned ferry in operation on the  says we average close to 100 trips daily operating continuously from 6 . To 7 ., seven Days a week. Most of the villagers bring tractors and Ani Mals across and occasionally we handle some private Automo  Clark s boat Crew ties up for the evening they retire to their temporary Homes in the picturesque  appreciation is o v e r whelming says Clark who lives in a Lipfeld Gasthaus. My Crew members Are staying wit individual farming families and by James Gunter staff writer Soest Germany is when a member of the Canadian land forces in Germany i about to blow the joint he May be required to sound Hiis own Fate at a blasted ceremony. The stars and stripes was a Leto Horn in on one of these Brief though Long winded rituals theother Day As Canadian army maj g. A Danny Mafud Yenias Bugle out at fori Henry near Soest. You have to blow four Clear distinct notes or else you have to buy me four Clear distinct drinks said brigadier James c. Gardner commander of Cana Dian land forces. Europe As he handed a curved Hunting Horn to his departing chief finance officer. Sailor takes top honors in Frankfurt Art contest Frankfurt is to honors in the Hessen support District Art contest held her last week at the Taurus. House went to a Sailor from Bremer Haven. Four soldiers also emerge winners in various categories of the contest and will now enter their works in the 1968 Usak eur All army Art contest be ginning in Munich sept 5. The top Winner communications technician Seaman James e. Arnosky from the .  group in the North sea port entered six Watercolour and Oil paintings. Arnosky took top Prie of the contest with his drawing a self  which was selected portrait Best in the show. Other winning works for Arnosky included a Watercolour painting. Flower children andean Oil painting called three  since the usar Pur meet Laan All army contest Arnosky can go no further with his entries. Winner in the mixed Media category was spec. 4 Adrian g. Cardoza of he co 93rd sign Alan Darmstadt. His mariachi de Oro painting won a $15 prize. Second place Winner in the mixed Media category was pfc. Robert b. Cofield of a Btry 67tharty, also in Darmstadt. Co Field s entry monday morning one of two entries he submitted won him a $10 prize. Both co Field s entries were forwarded to the Usa eur contest. Spec. 5 Russell c. Joyce of the39th finance Section in Hanau took top honors in Watercolour with his commonplace items while serving in  another Winner in the drawing category was Giessen s spec. 4john e. Starr of the 6th in winners of the Usa eur 1968all-army Art contest will have the Jar works sent on to washing ton . Macfadyen lifted the brass to pursed lips. His Cheeks swelled and turned red. Strain showed in every line of his face. Then he let Fly such storm notes As to rattle Coffee cups All around but which also seemed to waver a bit uncertainly be tween the pitches. Some of the witnesses at morning Coffee Call Felt he blew hot and cold. The general wished godspeed to Macfadyen who is returning to Canada for duty but the Suc Cess or failure of the tone test went unannounced. It was somehow Felt that Macfadyen would later get around to buying the brigadier those drinks. The occasion would prob ably be an even More marvelous Karlsruhe Germany is chaplain Aalbert Dumont com z s jewish chaplain i scheduled to meet with members of the jewish Faith at Gerszewski Barracks Chapel sept. 11 at 1 30 it was announced Here. Chaplain Dimont will discuss jewish Holiday services at Are thoroughly enjoying  Heidelberg during Rosh has Jclark is a Veteran of working Hanah. Sept. 23-24, and yom Kip with the germans. The ferry of Pur oct. 1-2, chaplain maj ration is not his first  Fung said. I still Welcome the services at Heidelberg Are j i worked with an Engineer offered to Karlsruhe residents unit that helped erect a Church since there will be no Observance j in the town of Roth near Karls toot than this. Of the High holy Days Here he said. Pitburg Germany special the Pitburg Aero club received the Federal aviation Agency Faa flying safety award for 1967. The club has sustained four year Accident free record while accruing 8,500hours. Ruhe during my last tour her that was three years ago he explained and i m still recognized and quite Welcome  sgt. Clark s Lipfeld ferry Boa service is expected to run an other week at which time the germans should have their Origi Nal boat Back in the water. The club Safe s largest presently has 162 qualified instructor pilots. Clark said we have expert flying ended no Large problems with the boat and unless we have an extremely heavy rain it should run As Long As it s needed by the Lipfeld Farmers Birds Bug bad London a what kind of a noise annoys a noisome Oyster Catcher the Royal air Force wants to know. Oyster of along with Vigrous and Golden Plover Are defying us Effort to Clear Birds off . A More than 59 air Force stations in Britain Uttz West Ger Many use u machine called Sappho to scare Birds Tway and Cut the danger o aircraft taking  u basically a tape recorder. It broadcasts the erg of Birds in distress. If gulls Rooks or starlings Are on the runway the Sappho operator just presses the appropriate Tutum and the Bird Fly away. M to the Oyster Catcher Wood of Cine 8� of Jar apparently have no known do Strega Call. Aud if u let Blu one the repair Bill can up Lute thousand pins to spare instructor Helm Lehr shows a military student the Workings of an automatic wins posing Ronco Cate at Wiesbaden Germany. I Pon completion of he course the student mechanics receive certificates Are accepted in . Bowling houses and strike out for their bases to earn pin Money during off duly hours while the learn the   
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